Total Crime Rate
526.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
147.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Portfield area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Haverfordwest: Portfield , and the 10th highest crime rate of 400 local areas in Pembrokeshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Portfield (SA61 1BN) in the last 12 months was 526.1 per 1,000 residents and was 204.8% higher than the Haverfordwest: Portfield average (172.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 147.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Portfield (SA61 1BN), the main crime hotspot is near Milford Road. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromie Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kensington Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Milford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Milford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Milford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jury Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jury Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Richmond Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Portfield Avenue | Under investigation |
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